INTERVENSI KEPERAWATAN KOMPRES JAHE DAN KENCUR DALAM MENURUNKAN TINGKAT NYERI PADA LANSIA DENGAN GOUT ARTHIRITIS KARYA ILMIAH AKHIR NERS

Nursing Intervention of Ginger Compress and Galangal in reducing the level of pain in the elderly with Gouty Arthritis
Febriani Melania1, Anggraini Dwi Kurnia2
Background: Increased uric acid in the blood results in crystallization in the joints, can cause disruption to the joint structure, these crystallizations are considered foreign objects by the body. In this final scientific work, the case of Mr. N suffers from Gouty Arthritis, the problem that arises is chronic pain. So gouty arthritis sufferers often complaining of joint pain. The main intervention in Mr. N is giving compresses of ginger and galangal.
Method: Using qualitative descriptive techniques that cover the problem and then how to actually solve it. The author follows the scientific method according to the rules of the nursing process which includes: assessment, data analysis, nursing intervention, implementation and evaluation.
Results: After intervention for 3 x 15 minutes the problem of chronic pain was partially resolved with the pain value on day 1, namely when the assessment was obtained on a scale of 6, then on day 2 the pain level decreased to scale 5 and on day 3 the level of pain decreased to scale 4 .
Conclusion: Providing non-pharmacological nursing therapy with ginger and galangal compresses for chronic pain can reduce pain levels. The nursing intervention for compressing ginger and galangal is done by mashing and stirring, applying it to the knee, then splinting it with elastomul, for 15 minutes. The ginger and galangal compress intervention is carried out 3 days in a row and can be done twice a day.